3GN Long Range: Know the Basics to Ensure Match Success

Rifle shooting, any shooting really, starts with a good, basic zero. Nowhere is that more important than in 3GN Long Range competition. Different top-level shooters take different approaches, though the ballistics of .223, combined with the ranges encountered in this format, suggest stretching past the typical 100-yard zero. “For .223 I would recommend 200 or 300 yards,” Burdick said. “The .223 falls off rapidly past the point and nearly all of the 3GN LR targets are at those ranges or farther. A zero near the average range of most of the targets makes sense because when holding over, the amou

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